Baines v. City of Janesville
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Rock county: John R. Bennett, Circuit Judge. They argued, among other things, that it was the intention of the legislature, when it enacted sec. 6, subch. YII, of the charter, to make the procedure therein laid down a special procedure for the city of Janesville, and exclusive of the general statute.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Rock county: John R. Bennett, Circuit Judge. They argued, among other things, that it was the intention of the legislature, when it enacted sec. 6, subch. YII, of the charter, to make the procedure therein laid down a special procedure for the city of Janesville, and exclusive of the general statute. It is a later act and a special act, and the intent to take the city out from under the provisions of sec. 927, R. S. 1878, is clearly expressed. Gloversville v. Nowell, 70 N. Y. 287; Brmidt v. Milwa/alcee, 69 Wis. 386; Grane v. Reeder, 22 Mich. 322,…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed May 24, 1898:
Cassoday, C. J.
It appears from the record that August 31, 1897, application was made by petition in writing to the common council of the city for the vacation of all those parts of Wall street and Marion street, in Mitchell’s addition to Janesville, according to the recorded plat thereof, which are situated between a right line drawn from a point *372in the south line of lot 6, in said addition, 115 feet westerly from the southeast corner of said lot, to the northwest corner of lot 4, in said addition, and a right line drawn diagonally across said…
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